The Starting Line Island Direction 2007 Virgin Records Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: - x46664 G# - 466544 - x13321 F# - 244322 Intro: C#-- Keyboard: e|-------4-1-----1-| B|-2--4------2-4---| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Verse 1: (hold) (hold) Let’s sail away Find our own country (hold) (hold) We’ll build a house And get tired of palm trees G#(hold) Bbm(hold) G# C#--- Let’s get away Let’s push our lives aside Keyboard: e|-------4-1-----1--------4-1---2-1-| B|-2--4------2-4----2--4------2-----| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Verse 2: (hold) (hold) I’ll sport a smile Take in some color (hold) (hold) Under the stars I’ll be your lover G#(hold) Bbm(hold) G# C#--- With no distractions I’m gonna treat you right Keyboard: e|-------4-1-----1--------4-1---2-1-| B|-2--4------2-4----2--4------2-----| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Refrain: And it seems like things are only getting better Well it seems like we can never catch a break Chorus 1: Just keep a hold on me Don’t let go If you float away If you float away Waited too long for a ship to come Don’t you float away Don’t you float away Verse 3: (hold) (hold) Let’s go to bed Let’s stop debating (hold) (hold) Look at the time We’re always waiting G#(hold) Bbm(hold) G# C#--- But we’re in love And that should be just fine Keyboard: e|-------4-1-----1--------4-1---2-1-| B|-2--4------2-4----2--4------2-----| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| (Repeat Refrain and Chorus 1 twice) Interlude: Reggae Beat C# Bridge: And if you like (and if you like) And if you like Some other time I would like to introduce you to the finer things If we survive (If we survive) If we survive Get out alive (Snare Rollings) I’d like to say how beautiful I think you are Chorus 2: keep a hold on me Don’t let go If you float away If you float away Waited too long for a ship to come Don’t you float away Don’t you float away (Repeat Chorus 1 twice)